NLN Nursing Education Research Grants Guidelines

The NLN Nursing Education Research Grants Program supports high-quality studies that contribute to the development of the science of nursing education. The NLN-funded grants promote diversity of research topics and support investigators who demonstrate rigor and innovative approaches to advance the field of nursing education research. All NLN research grants relate to theNLN Priorities for Research in Nursing Education.

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Funding:

The NLN is deeply committed to supporting beginning researchers as well as accomplished nursing education scholars. The NLN awards three to five research grants annually up to $25,000 each to NLN individual members and faculty of NLN member schools. Funding is provided by the NLN and through endowments and donations to the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education.

Eligibility:

Principal investigators must be current NLN members, either through their school or through individual dues payment.

One cross-cutting theme for the 2016-2019 priorities calls for Partnershipsas key strategic approaches to leverage resources and build nursing education research capacity through intra/inter-professional and collaborative practice that improves patient-centered outcomes for the benefit of all participants. For the 2018 grant cycle, the focus of the Dorothy A. Otto Research Award will be on a DNP-PhD collaborative nursing education research proposal.

Proposal Guidelines:

A complete proposal includes both a Comprehensive Review File and a Blind Review File.

The proposal must be submitted electronically by a specified deadline. Incomplete proposals or proposals submitted after this time will not be accepted for review.

Review Process:
The NLN Nursing Education Research Grants review process is used. All proposals are submitted for blind review by carefully selected experts in nursing education research. The submitted Blind Review File is the file that is reviewed by these experts. Grant award recipients are selected through a peer review process using the NLN Proposal Review Rubric (DOCX).

RESEARCH REVIEW PANEL 2016 (PDF)Letters of notification are sent to grant applicants no later than July 1st of each cycle. Funding will be available no later than September 1st of the grant cycle.
Grant recipients are formally announced at the NLN Education Summit each fall. Awardees are encouraged to attend.For questions about the submission or review process, please contact research@nln.org.

Reporting Requirements:
All grant recipients will be required to complete an interim and final report using the forms below. Reminders will be emailed to the principal investigator in advance of the deadline.